Low Emission Zone Ruhrgebiet

Do I need an environmental badge to drive in the low emission zone in Ruhrgebiet? What type of environmental badge is required in the environmental zone Ruhrgebiet? Please read below.

Required type of environmental badge in Ruhrgebiet

Green

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Ruhrgebiet

Vehicles allowed only with a valid environmental badge

Private car

class M1

Needs an eco badge

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Company vehicle

< 3,5t (N1)

Needs an eco badge

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Commercial vehicle

> 3,5t (lorry, bus, coach)

Needs an eco badge

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Motorcycle, moped

class L

Allowed without an eco badge

Where to place the environmental sticker

The environmental badge should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.

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About Green Zones in Ruhrgebiet

Green zone in the conurbation of Ruhrgebiet

Ruhrgebiet is a conurbation of several industrial towns in the west of Germany. These include Bonn, Essen, Dortmund and Hagen. Although individual cities have introduced the environmental zones and the obligation to have the environmental sticker at different times, since 1.7. 2014, all of them require a green sticker to enter the environmental zones.

Driving in Ruhrgebiet

Are you going to Ruhrgebiet by car?

From 1. 7. 2014, all drivers need a green badge to enter Ruhr. Entrance is therefore allowed only to vehicles with a minimum level of air pollution that falls under the Euro 4 and Euro 1 emissions classes for diesel and petrol, respectively. Failure to comply with these rules is punished in Germany with a fine of 100 euros. Large cities in the west of Germany – Dortmund, Bonn, Essen, Hagen, Gladbeck, and Oberhausen – are part of the Ruhr emission zone, and as they intersect important motorway connections, you cannot avoid buying the environmental badge.

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The date of introduction of environmental zones in Ruhrgebiet

Date	Conditions
From 1.7. 2014	entry allowed only with green environmental badge
From 1.1. 2013	entry allowed with yellow or green environmental badge
From 1.1. 2012	entry allowed with red, yellow or green environmental badge

Pavlina Pavlina is an author at EnvironmentalBadge.com and our expert on European low-emission zones, with many years’ experience assessing vehicles for environmental badges.

Last update 12.12.2025

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